Friday, October 21, 2011

2Win put on a show at the New Era Flagship store in Atlanta that brought out the city's tastemakers. He performed hits like "Whole Thang" off his Pressure mixtape alongside a live band. S/o to SYS Ent.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

This is the first in a series of leaks from the upcoming Supreme INK album, Sell It To Me Free, which is dropping on December 6th via SupremeINK.net. Head over to their site to check out their excellent previous album, How Do This Happen?

Jason Deford (D.O.B. 12-04-1984) is Nashville/Antioch TN. born rap artist B.K.A. JELLY ROLL A.K.A. Fat Man Jones. JELLY's career began much like some of the all time "GREATS" (CANIBUS, KRS ONE, JAY Z, & EMINEM) as a freestyle and battle rapper. With more than a dozen albums/CDs & mix tapes, a fast growing viral/online campaign and countless independent artist nominations. JELLY ROLL is becoming one the most sought out Indi rap artists by fans and major labels...With that said... A Message To All The Major Labels! "We're holding out like Chris Johnson"!!!

Feddie and Yung CEO presents a few tracks from upcoming street albums E.S.P.N. (Every Sale Play Needed) and Feddie Mane's "Greenbacks" both with features from World Know CTE's Slick Pulla and 2Eleven. Production by O'Third Bossman and DJ Cunta

Thursday, October 6, 2011

The link below is courtesy of Dirty Glove Bastard, who are sponsoring a set at this year's A3C festival on Saturday at the Masquerade in Atlanta. If you're in town, bring your ass down there to check out some live country rap tunes.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Mothership: The Decatur Connection is a collaborative project between funk legend, George Clinton, and creative, hip-hop/funk artist, Aleon Craft. Mothership: The Decatur Connection is a musical creation consisting of elements from: Aleon Craft's Mothership Decatur, The Parliament's catalog - including, Mothership Connection - and original recordings from both Aleon Craft and George Clinton. Paul Forrest, SMKA-affiliate, is the chief producer behind Mothership: The Decatur Connection and was tasked with taking all of the pieces from Craft and Clinton and creating something unique that reflected their style and vision. Mothership: The Decatur Connection is an exciting mash-up project combining two very different artists, both with an exceptional creative process. The project is presented by SMKA & Funkprobosci.com and is scheduled to be released in 2011.

Craft's 2011 project, Mothership Decatur, paid homage to Parliament's 1967 release, Mothership Connection, fusing southern hip-hop and funk into his own brand of music called, Solar-Hop. After reaching out to Clinton, and explaining his desire to create a mashup project between Mothership Decatur & Mothership Connection, Aleon Craft learned more about the long history of legal battles involving copyright infringement and publishing embezzlement that George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic have relentlessly fought throughout the year. P-Funk, one of the most sampled groups in history, has amazingly lost most of the profits generated from sampling due to copyright (sample) trolls and questionable legal representatives. After discussing the project in more detail both artists felt that this would be a perfect opportunity to create a unique project, and possibly help P-Funk and hundreds of other funk artists in their constant fight with copyright infringement.

George Clinton is currently engaged in major court cases that could critically impact the future of copyright laws for the entire music industry, as well as motion pictures and related media.

Houston, TX ~ Rap artist Trae Tha Truth has long been known for giving back to the community. Back in 2008 he was honored with his own day, 'Trae Day', by then Mayor, Bill White, for his many acts of community service to those less fortunate in his city. Each year that day has seen Trae hosting a free block party featuring donated school supplies, school immunizations, children's game and rides and a free concert by an impressive roster of local and nationally known artists. Taking that commitment a step further, Trae, along with his charitable organization, Angel By Nature (ABN), is to open an emergency children's shelter to temporarily house children who have ended up in the system while more permanent placements can be found. The official opening of the 3,000 square foot facility, built out to house 20-30 transitional children, ranging in age from newborn to 17 years, will take place on November 1st.

Trae was inspired to take on this lofty venture after becoming acquainted with Marilyn Gambrel; a former parole office turned non-profit founder who advocates for children of incarcerated parents through her No More Victims organization. After adopting the charity and being sworn in as an honorary member, Trae became intimately aware of the problems facing kids who through no fault of their own, ended up in a swamped system. He felt compelled to do something to help and the ABN facility was born. After discussing his feelings with Angel By Nature Supervisor, Roderick Batson, the idea was born and things were set in motion.

Although Trae recently dropped what is arguably his most important album to date, "Street King"; a project that features an A-list roster of cameos like Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Lupe Fiasco and Wiz Khalifa, he says this shelter is closer to his heart than all the fame money can buy.

"I'm more happy for this than anything I've done." Trae shares in a rare moment of excitement. "These kids are the world. It's bigger than me and it's bigger than the city."

Trae is adamant that his facility will be set up in order that the children who pass through it will find both physical comfort and emotional support upon arrival. The facility will be fully furnished, including computers, television, books and games. Support for the shelter has come from unlikely sources such as Texas Wire Wheels, who donated money to complete the facility's showers and Austin promoter Layne Schmerin, who is planning a concert in his city in late October with 35 percent of the proceeds going to Trae's shelter. Day-to-day operations of the shelter will be handled by Roderick Batson.

"The only bad thing is that it's an emergency shelter." Says Trae. "The kids will only be there a few days. Realistically, I can't adopt every kid. But this is a start. This is how we can help. I want them to feel comfortable when they're there. Sometimes they'll be placed with good families or new families that they don't know, but when they're there, I want them to know they are cared about."